[NTLUG:Discuss] Fear and Loathing in Redmond...

[Peter Koren]

Perhaps there is a better long term way to fight this outrage, at least
in Microsoft's case. Their behavior clearly demonstrates that they
intend to use their position in the internet infrastructure to leverage
their way into the ownership of properties having nothing to do with
their own goods and services. That is they are in violation of the
anti-trust laws.

 In addition, can not the case be made that this practice of arrogating
the property of users of a service is simply extortion?

Is there not a way to get M$ into legal hot water using some legal help?
Surely the big corporate enemies of M$ ought to lend a hand. The
attempted heist also threatens the property rights of other
corporations. Just as we cooperate with corporations such as IBM in
advancing Linux, we also need to cooperate to stop the M$ assault
against our rights of property.


--Just my $0.02

Peter Koren

Christopher Browne wrote:
> 
> The following just came across the LPI mailing list; apparently Microsoft
> is claiming that anything that is transmitted through one of their
> services will be treated as being "Copyright Microsoft."
> 
> - If you send a business plan via Hotmail?  Microsoft owns it.
> 
> - If you send love notes to a significant other?  Microsoft has the right
>   to republish, publicly display, transfer, or sell such communication.
> 
> Gotta love it...
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> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 00:15:54 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Chuck Mead <csm at MoonGroup.com>
> To: LPI Discuss <lpi-discuss at lpi.org>
> Subject: [OT] Microsoft should be feared and despised!
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0104030010500.31399-100000 at gateway.moongroup.org>
> 
> Warning... if you subscribe to this list using an email account which
> originates on a Microsoft service of any kind I will be asking the LPI
> board to consider blocking all electronic correspondence which
> originates from or is destined for any Microsoft provided service. THIS
> IS NOT SOME KIND OF APRIL FOOLS JOKE! It's serious so please take it
> seriously. This means, at least, hotmail, msn, and microsoft.com. What
> am I missing? If you don't understand what I'm talking about please take
> a few minutes and go read the article at the link.
> 
> http://www.moongroup.com/stories.php?story=01/04/02/0156291
> - --
> Chuck Mead, csm -AT- moongroup.com, Owner, MoonGroup.com
> (Note: html formatted email sent to me is filtered & deleted unread)
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